Hi all. I´ll start an old KV-1S of the Eastern Express kit.



The kit is

I show you the little advances:











Some pic of the turret:





Omar

I have considered purchasing a Eastern Express kit. Seeing some scratch-building, already, I'll follow along to find out what quality they are.

It looks like good progress so far, I especially like the mesh screens, you will be adding those baffles under the screens I hope because they are correct.

The kit is crude but relatively accurate.

Is it comparable to one of Zvezda's kits?

You might get easier, if you buy Trumpeter kit. Should be released this year.

Well... more advances... I put the trucks links, they are of trumpeter. The final position was obtained with a piece of steel wire:




I closed the hull:





Omar

To their KV-1s? Yes, roughly. Maybe a bit harder to build than a Zvezda, and you should replace with the mod cons (barrel, tracks, etc) if you can, but I got a good result with this kit.

More advances of this camo. I changed some parts and this is the result:





I follow my job

Omar

The instructions of this kits are so so too...

I put the supports of the mudguards, I followed the instruction, except the last one:





Omar

I'm really liking it. I would wait for the more expensive Trumpeter kit, but(from what I've read) the EE kit doesn't have any major work that needs to be done to make it accurate.

I think the some, with a little job we can have a good KV-1S.
The last steps before of the paint:








Omar

The last details, the next step it´ll be the paint:












Omar

Exceptional work! I enjoy the rugged look Soviet armor has. They definitely had purpose-built tanks.

Is the green plastic sheet Sterne or something else?

The soviets have a good tanks in that time, but they were very simple.
Its a plastic sheet estirene.

Hi All

The new advances of my job, the first part of the paint:








Cheers, Omar

It looks very well done. I always enjoy laying down the base coat.

Looking really good so far.

Thanks for posting your build.

Regards

Mark

Thank guys

This is the last step of the base paint...:





The next step will be to pait the tools and the other things

Omar

Hi Omar,

Simply fantaasic!! A lovely build & even better paint job!!
Thanks for sharing has been great to follow

Cheers Mike

Thanks Mike

The last steps of my job...







Omar

The end of the paint...









I m going to put this model on the little base, and It will be the end on my job.

Chhers Omar

More details of the KV 1S


















Cheers

Wow! Paintjob looks asolutely great! The weathering is spot on! Not overdone but clearly visible! All those scratches, leaks and rusty element! Top notch!

great result!